A False Dawn

On this day in history a hundred years ago the Labour Party formed its first (minority) government.

Posted below are a selection of articles from the Socialist Standard from that period covering both the 1923 General Election and the duration (and aftermath) of that first Labour administration: 

• Jan 1924: After The Poll.
• Feb 1924: Editorial - A "Socialist" Government.
• Mar 1924: Editorial - Peace At Any Price!
• Apr 1924: Fake Labour Government. The puppet show.
• Jun 1924: The Fraud of Reform.
• Jul 1924: The Capitalist Housing Bill.
• Jul 1924: The Labour Party Votes for Strike-Smashing Bill.
• Aug 1924: Editorial - Labour Rules The Empire With Bombs and Bullets. 
• Sep 1924: Editorial - Reparations or Revolution.
• Nov 1924: Editorial - The Great Sham Fight at the Polls
• Dec 1924: How Labour Ruled Mespot.
• Apr 1925: A review of "The Diplomacy of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald".
• Aug 1929: Mr. Wheatley's Lapse.